Orchard City, CO Population

Overview

3,144

Total Population

48.5

Median age

55.66%

Female population %

79.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

83.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

405

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orchard City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orchard City is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orchard City's population under 18 was 21.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orchard City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orchard City, 18.10% were under the age of 15, 10.78% aged 15 to 29, 43.73% aged 30 to 64, 25.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 356 more females than males in Orchard City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.66% females and 44.34% males in Orchard City, CO.
The Orchard City, CO gender ratio is 79.7:100 i.e. 79.7 men to 100 women (0.797).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 164.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 198.

Orchard City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orchard City population: 91.92% are White, 3.75% are Black or African American, 0.48% are Asian, 1.24% are some other race and 2.61% are multiracial.
Orchard City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 405 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,739 (87.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orchard City is White with a population of 2,89 (91.92% of the total population).

Orchard City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,239 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Orchard City's population increased by 251 (8.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orchard City's population increased by 21 (0.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Orchard City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,874.